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Caroline Duchaine is a Full Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Bioinformatics at Université Laval, affiliated with the Faculty of Science and Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from École Polytechnique de Montréal (2007) and completed postdoctoral training at Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2007–2011). Her research focuses on environmental microbiology, occupational health, and the One Health approach, particularly studying bioaerosols, antibiotic resistance genes, and respiratory diseases. She has received the Teaching Star award multiple times (2003, 2005, 2009, 2012–2016, 2021, 2025).
Her work addresses bioaerosol dynamics in healthcare, agricultural, and industrial settings, emphasizing airborne pathogen transmission and mitigation strategies. She leads projects on antimicrobial resistance genes in environmental matrices and the impact of bioaerosols on human and animal health. Her lab develops innovative sampling techniques and evaluates filtration efficiency of protective equipment.
- Education: B.Eng. (2002), M.Sc.A. (2004), Ph.D. (2007) in Computer Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal
- Postdoctoral Fellowship: Iyengar Lab & Systems Biology Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2007–2011)
- Teaching: Courses include bioaerosols, microbial cultivation, and seminars in microbiology
Key research areas include:
- Environmental hygiene and occupational safety
- One Health interdisciplinary approaches
- Bioaerosol characterization in farming and healthcare
- Antibiotic resistance gene dispersion mechanisms
Her 15+ recent articles (2024–2025) span:
- Wastewater treatment plant bioaerosol risk assessment
- Masks' filtration efficiency against viral aerosols
- Manure-spreading impacts on antibiotic resistance emissions
- Lichen-associated antibiotic resistance genes
Advises over 20 graduate students and supervises postdocs like Florent Rossi. Active in lab design (e.g., wind tunnels for filtration testing) and policy-oriented studies on indoor air quality in Arctic communities and schools.
